William Tell is the last important play of Schiller, a great German poet and playwright. This work is based on the story of Swiss farmers uniting against Austrian tyranny in the13rd century, and praises the heroic struggle spirit of the Swiss people against oppression and for independence. Rossini's opera "William Tell" is adapted from this work. This work is the representative work of Italian composer Rossini, which embodies the highest peak of his art. The overture is more famous than the opera itself and is one of the programs often performed in concerts. The whole song depicts the natural environment of Switzerland under the Alps and the impassioned and desperate March of Swiss revolutionaries. Beautiful melody and lively rhythm, just like a symphony poem. This overture is divided into four movements and played continuously, so it is also a rare opera overture with independent movements.

Second, the majestic March.

Grand March OP.39 is a set of orchestral marches composed by British composer edward elgar from 190 1 to 1934. This work includes six marches. The most famous one isNo. 1, which is often used as the background music of various graduation ceremonies and opening ceremonies in the United States. Now many schools in China also use this song as the background music of graduation ceremonies.

Third, the nutcracker.

The Nutcracker is a typical work of Tchaikovsky in his later period. The ingenious use of strings makes the background of the work shine brightly, and also shows the rare realism in general music, especially the children's voice in Snowflake Waltz and the children's musical instruments in other music in the first act. The music created for traditional musical instruments is also full of creativity, especially in the episode of the second act, Spanish dance represents chocolate, Arabic dance represents coffee, and China dance represents tea; However, the most beautiful part of the whole song is the piano solo in Candy Fairy, which, according to the description of the script, is a charming suggestion that water drops "splash from the fountain".

Fourth, "Triumphal March"

The Triumphal March, also known as the Grand March, was composed by Italian composer Sebi Verdi, and it is the music of the second scene of the second act of the four-act opera Ayida.

Five, "The Voice of the Spring Waltz"

No.410 (Frü hlingstimen Walzer, op.4 10) is an immortal masterpiece of the famous Austrian musician johann strauss II. Written in 1883. At that time, the author was nearly sixty years old, but the songs were still full of vitality and smelled of youth everywhere. It is said that Johann Strauss II improvised this piece of music on the piano in one night, so the earliest version of this piece was a piano piece, which was later written as a vocal waltz by a playwright and sung by the famous coloratura soprano Bianca Bianca Bianca. This is also the first performance of this piece, and it is still the favorite track of many coloratura sopranos until now. Later, the author adapted it into an orchestra, which has been deeply loved by people all over the world.

6. Overture of ruslan and lyudmila

Ruslan and lyudmila, the overture of glinka's opera Ruslan and lyudmila, was composed by glinka in 1837, completed in 1842 and premiered in the same year1/month. This opera is based on the satirical poem of Pushkin, a great Russian writer. This paper mainly describes that when lyudmila, the princess of Kiev, married ruslan, the beautiful lyudmila was taken away by the magician Chernomyrdin. In order to rescue lyudmila, ruslan went through difficulties and obstacles. Finally, with the help of Excalibur, he defeated the ferocious magician and saved Princess lyudmila. The end of the story is that all shall be well, jack shall have Jill, happy. The whole opera runs through the spirit of courage, self-confidence and optimism, and its theme is that good will surely overcome evil.

Seven, "drinking songs"

"Drinking Song" was composed by Italian composer Verdi and written by Piavi. Written in 1853. The aria in the first act of the opera La Traviata. The version of Pavarotti, the king of Italian opera, and his female backup singer is very infectious.

At that time, Alfredo, the hero, raised a glass at the banquet to congratulate Violetta, the heroine, and expressed his love for Violetta with his singing voice, and Violetta also answered skillfully during the toast. At the end of the second paragraph, the duet of the two expressed their affection for each other, and the chorus of the guests in the last paragraph also added a warm atmosphere to the song. This segmented song in two runs through the whole song with light dance rhythm, bright high-pitched color and melody motivation of six jumps, which shows the hero's longing and praise for sincere love and is full of youthful vitality. At the same time, it depicts the lively and happy scene at the salon dance.

Eight, "Carmen Overture"

The orchestra of Carmen's overture. The prelude to the opera Carmen was composed by French composer Bicai in 1874. It is the most famous instrumental passage in opera and is often played alone. The general opera overture is to abbreviate or prompt the opera content in the form of symphony. The overture is simple in structure, and only describes the joyful atmosphere and the heroic image of the matador, a minor character in the play.

Nine, "Hungarian Dance No.5"

Hungarian Dance No.5, with free rhythm, various decorations on the melody, dramatic speed change and improvisation, is the most widely known music among all Brahms' works. At that time, he was very interested in the gypsy music in Vienna, so he wrote many gypsy music melodies. 1869 began to publish "Hungarian Dance Music Collection", in fact, most of them borrowed the melody of gypsy music and edited it.

X "skating waltz"

Emile Valdifer is a famous French composer. Waltz dancing at ballroom dancing was very popular in French upper class in the second half of19th century. Waldner's "Waltz for Skating" combines waltz with skating scenes. The music has a relaxed and smooth rhythm and a beautiful melody, which is somewhat gorgeous, like describing the beautiful dance in winter skating. This waltz is enduring for two centuries and is one of the most classic works in the ocean of music.

In addition to the above works, Vivaldi's Spring (Four Seasons), Mozart's 40th Symphony, dvorak's 9th Symphony "From the New World" and Tchaikovsky's Dance of Four Little Swan also appeared in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.